Royals' Witt takes fastball off forearm, exits game

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left a spring training game Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners after being hit on the left forearm by a pitch.

Witt immediately fell to the ground after he was struck by a 95 mph fastball thrown by Andres Munoz in the fifth inning. Witt walked to the dugout after being tended to by a trainer and tried to shake off the pain before heading to the clubhouse.

The Royals said Witt would undergo further evaluation.

Witt was the runner-up to Yankees slugger Aaron Judge in the AL MVP race after hitting .332 with 32 homers and 109 RBIs in 161 games last season. He led the AL with 211 hits in his third big league season.